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World Council of Credit Unions opens nominations for women's leadership and young professionals scholarships, and its di...
12/01/2026

World Council of Credit Unions opens nominations for women's leadership and young professionals scholarships, and its digital growth and distinguished service awards

World Council of Credit Unions opens nominations for GWLN and Wycup scholarships, and its digital growth and distinguished service awards

Labour policies threaten community businesses, warns Plunkett UK: 'If the operating environment is made more challengi...
12/01/2026

Labour policies threaten community businesses, warns Plunkett UK: 'If the operating environment is made more challenging, it raises the question of why communities would be encouraged to establish new co-operatives in the first place'.

But the charity has a set of recommendations to support the sector, in response to evidence call from MPs

Plunkett warns of policy threat to rural business – and suggests a series of measures which would support the community sector

'With their unique business model and values, there has never been a more critical time for the world’s to take a le...
10/01/2026

'With their unique business model and values, there has never been a more critical time for the world’s to take a leadership role in tackling and crises'

Call to action to movement from wildlife campaigner and broadcaster Chris Packham

Chris Packham – naturalist, environmental and animal welfare campaigner, author and television presenter – on co-ops and the environment

UK's First Rate Credit Union will plant a tree for each new member in partnership with Just One Tree
10/01/2026

UK's First Rate Credit Union will plant a tree for each new member in partnership with Just One Tree

First Rate Credit Union, which serves employees of BAE Systems, has launched a tree-planting initiative with Just One Tree

10 minute rule bill from Labour/Co-op MP Gareth Thomas would require big banks to work with , CDFIs and other purpose-d...
10/01/2026

10 minute rule bill from Labour/Co-op MP Gareth Thomas would require big banks to work with , CDFIs and other purpose-driven lenders

Labour/Co-op MP Gareth Thomas's bill is aimed at increasing lending to small businesses and co-operatives and tackling financial exclusion

Setting off to find a new : Prof Henry Mintzberg and Masako Fujii report on their tour of Coop-Sapporo, an affiliation ...
09/01/2026

Setting off to find a new : Prof Henry Mintzberg and Masako Fujii report on their tour of Coop-Sapporo, an affiliation of social enterprises on the island of Hokkaido, Japan

Henry Mintzberg and Masako Fujii take a tour of Coop-Sapporo, an affiliation of social enterprises on the island of Hokkaido

How immigrants are creating a new world in the shell of the old: How and community land trusts are helping immigrants ...
09/01/2026

How immigrants are creating a new world in the shell of the old: How and community land trusts are helping immigrants contribute to US society through troubled times

Luz Zambrano and Ann Philbin look at how co-operation is helping immigrants contribute to US society through trying times

Indonesia wants 80,000 red and white village fully operational by middle of year in bid to lift rural economy
09/01/2026

Indonesia wants 80,000 red and white village fully operational by middle of year in bid to lift rural economy

Indonesia‘s Ministry of Cooperatives says it wants the newly created red and white village co-operatives to be fully operational by mid-2026.

How should we put co-operation in the heart of in ? Opinion piece from David Smith from Co-operatives Wales
09/01/2026

How should we put co-operation in the heart of in ? Opinion piece from David Smith from Co-operatives Wales

Opinion piece: David Smith of Co-operatives Wales calls for a old new approach to education drawing on co-op principles

Meryem Women’s Cooperative / Meryem Kadın Kooperatifi: A look at Turkey’s first green social and economy co-op
08/01/2026

Meryem Women’s Cooperative / Meryem Kadın Kooperatifi: A look at Turkey’s first green social and economy co-op

Meryem Co-op in Turkey aims to empower women 'who have been pushed out of life' with employment opportunities and social support

Why are built for crisis: A look at disaster response In Jamaica, USA, Philippines and elsewhere by Climbs Insurance, ...
08/01/2026

Why are built for crisis: A look at disaster response In Jamaica, USA, Philippines and elsewhere by Climbs Insurance, NRECA, Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions, Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions and Fund for International Co-operative Development

Zuraidah Hoffman looks at the emergency response by co-ops to severe weather and floods in Jamaica, the USA and Philippines

We catch up with Marike Runneboom de Peña from Fairtrade International about moves to update its standards to suit produ...
08/01/2026

We catch up with Marike Runneboom de Peña from Fairtrade International about moves to update its standards to suit producer needs

We catch up with Marike Runneboom de Peña from Fairtrade International about moves to update the Fairtrade standards

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